renuka
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ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय ।
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Om Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya |
Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya |
Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya |
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||
Meaning:
1:Om, Lead us from Unreality (of Transitory Existence) to the Reality (of the Eternal Self),
2: Lead us from the Darkness (of Ignorance) to the Light (of Spiritual Knowledge),
3: Lead us from the Fear of Death to the Knowledge of Immortality.
4:Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
I would like members to share with me their opinion.
Before that let me state that I am not "learned" and still very much ignorant in many matters but I would like to engage in discussion so that some information can be shared with fellow members and members too can let me know their opinions.
This Mantra pasted above at times make you wonder.
It talks about leading one from Untruth to Truth..from Darkness to Light and from Mortality to Immortality.
My question is ;
1)After reaching the state of Truth, Light and Immortality..what next?
Is this really the end point or does Truth, Light and Immortality too need to be transcended?
To a great extent to even know the Truth..Untruth has to exists..to appreciate Light..Darkness needs to exists...and same goes with Mortality and Immortality.
If the poles of opposites do not exist our mind will be in status quo and not aware of other options.
For example just say a planet has all females and no male.They wont even realize that they are females..for them they just are beings.
Only when a male lands on their planet and they see the difference..only them they realize their differences and start calling themselves females.
Back to the Mantra..since one is supposed to be lead from the Untruth to Truth..once Untruth ceases to exist can Truth itself exists?
Truth itself wont have a substratum of comparison anymore.Truth would lose its identity and name.
Same with Darkness and Light..when Darkness is no more present..can Light itself exists?
We call it Light becos its the opposite of Darkness.The name itself is suggestive as being opposite to Darkness. What would we have called Light if darkness did not exists?
Same goes to Mortality and Immortality.
So going by that..this mantra seems to leave everyone "hanging" on to Truth,Light and Immortality..3 states that can not exists after Untruth,Darkness and Mortality have ceased to exists.
So what is the Mantra that tells us that even these 3 states need to be transcended?
Anyone?
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